Christopher James Cusack charged in Grand Forks Hotel fire
Grand Forks resident, Christopher James Cusack, 47, has been charged with two counts of arson endangering life in connection with the fires at the Grand Forks Hotel and the Winnipeg Hotel in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 7. Within two hours of the fires being reported, Grand Forks RCMP had Cusack in custody and...
Too much alcohol, turns into a threat and a court appearance for Lardeau man
Too much alcohol turned into a threat and a court date for a 22-year-old Lardeau resident Wednesday in Nelson. Just before midnighta group of males patrons were asked to leave a local drinking establishment in Nelson. After some debate, the group slowly left the pub, but once outside more words were exchanged between staff and […]
1909 landmark hotel destroyed by suspected arson
Grand Forks RCMP have a suspect in custody for arson as another heritage landmark, the Grand Forks Hotel built in 1909, burnt to the ground last night. “Given the suspicious circumstances of the fires we are not releasing anything about the suspect at this time,” said Grand Forks RCMP Staff Sergeant Jim Harrison. At about […]
Scam makes it way around Nakusp, RCMP puts out alert to citizens
RCMP report and internet / telephone scam is making its way around the Village of Nakusp. Police report a Nakusp citizen recently applied for and was offered a job to be a Mystery Shopper for Winners Merchants International L.P. The citizen was sent a cheque and they were asked to cash it at a local […]
Copper thieves knock out Fortis BC communications Monday, RCMP now involved in investigation
RCMP in Castlegar is conducting a full investigation into a damaged Fortis BC fiber optics cable on right-a-way near a substation next to the Tarry’s Fire Hall across from Kalesnikoff Lumber at 2103 Highway 3A. Sometime in the past few days a coiled fiber optics cable attached to the side off of a power pole […]
Nelson police call arresting circumstances 'bizarre'
Even police are describing an arrest in Nelson this afternoon as “bizarre”. “On Monday afternoon, Nelson Police responded to a report from a woman of an intruder in her Fairview residence,” said Nelson Police Department’s Sgt. Howie Grant. “When officers arrived on scene they found a 21-year-old Nelson man sitting at a computer desk in […]
POLICE BEAT: Robber stopped in his tracks
Grand Forks RCMP caught a robber red handed after a citizen called them out for a robbery in progress at the Overwaitea in Grand Forks. The call came in on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 10:48 p.m.. When the police got there the 51 year-old man from Grand Forks was inside the Overwaitea compound at the […]
NFD respond to Sunday morning fire on Mill Street
Nelson Fire Department successfully contained a fire in the 400 block of Mill Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. Just after 5:30 a.m., the Nelson Fire Dispatch received an emergency call reporting smoke coming from a neighboring residence. The duty shift called out additional members and responded immediately to the location with an […]
Bomb threat forces evacuation of Rossland Courthouse
The Rossland Courthouse was evacuated Thursday afternoon after someone phoned in a bomb threat to the Crown Counsel Office in Nelson. At approximately 2 p.m. an unknown male caller phoned the Crown Counsel Office and said there was a bomb at the courthouse. Court was in session in Rossland and it was quickly determined that […]
Tip leads RCMP to bust of marihuana grow-op and stolen firearm near Winlaw
A tip from the community led to the arrest of two brothers for production and possession of marihuana after RCMP from Nakusp and Slocan Lake executed a search of properties near Winlaw Friday, February 3. During the initial search of the Slocan Valley property, police, assisted by officers from the Kootenay Boundary Regional District General […]
